Friday, June 15th
6:00pm-9:30pm
Doors open at 6:00pm
Pre-Talk at 6:30pm (with Ranchor Prime)
Kirtan 7:30pm-9:30pm
£39.50 / £18.50
Location: St John`s, Smith Square, Westminster, London, UK
*PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOT TAKING PLACE AT JIVAMUKTI LONDON*
Kirtan is the calling, the crying, the reaching across the infinite space – digging into the heart`s deepest weel to touch and be touched by the Divine Presence. Kirtan is food for the spirit, a life raft of the song. Come and join Jai Uttal and his friends for an evening of sacred songs and call and response chanting of the Divine Names. Come dive into the blissful ocean of Bhakti. Come swim in the endless river of Eternal Love.
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Kirtan is the calling, the crying, the reaching across infinite space — digging into the heart’s deepest well to touch and be touched by the Divine Presence. Kirtan is singing over and over the many names of God and the Goddess, the multi-colored rainbow manifestations of the One. It is said that there is no difference between the name and that which is being named, and as the words roll off our lips in song, the Infinite is invoked, invited, made manifest in our hearts.
Kirtan is for all people. There are no masters of kirtan, no experts, no teachers, no advanced students, no beginners. The practice itself is the teacher, guiding us to ourselves. Kirtan teaches itself by allowing us to enter into a mystery world — a world where all the logic of our minds, all the conditioning and learning are left outside — and we allow ourselves to expand into the mystery. And in this mystery, we create a temple inside of our hearts, a place of refuge, a place of love, a place of being, a place of sanctity… whatever we need.
Jai Uttal, sacred music composer, recording artist, instrumentalist, and ecstatic vocalist, combines music and inspiration from India with his background in western folk, jazz, and popular traditions, creating a stimulating and exotic multi-cultural fusion that is truly world spirit music. Having traveled extensively in India, where he met many beautiful saints and singers, Bhakti yoga became his personal path. Jai has been leading kirtans around the world for more than 30 years, creating a safe environment for people to open their hearts and voices. His sixth CD, “Mondo Rama”, was nominated for a Grammy award. He recently released a CD of Reggae influenced Kirtan entitled “Queen Of Hearts” and a collection of Kirtans for kids entitled “Kirtan Kids”.
Ranchor Prime, also known as Ranchor Dasa (born 1950, Leeds) is a British author, researcher on Hindu environmental issues, and a Hindu religious scholar. Ranchor Prime is best known for his books on Hinduism and ecology. He is a disciple of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Ranchor Prime has translated the Bhagavad Gita into English. It was published with illustrations by B.G. Sharma as The Illustrated Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation with Commentary. Ranchor Prime is an advisor on religion and conservation to the Alliance of Religions and Conservation, and he is co-founder and director of Friends of Vrindavan, an environmental charity active in Britain and India. He is also a member of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture (ICOREC).